Biomechanical contribution of cytoskeletal structures to traction forces in cultured smooth muscle cells

Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 262-271

  Ohashi, Toshiro ^a,b   Kameda, Norifumi ^a,c   Nakamura, Shouji ^a,d   Sato, Masaaki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD   (Japan)

^d HOYA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actomyosin Force Generation; Intracellular Stress Balance; Microtubules; Stress Fibers; Traction Forces

Indexed keywords

FORCE GENERATION; INTRACELLULAR STRESS; MICROTUBULES; STRESS FIBERS; TRACTION FORCES;

BIOMECHANICS; CELLS; FIBERS; FILAMENTS (LAMP); MUSCLE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEINS; SUBSTRATES;

TRACTION (FRICTION);

EID: 78651577190     PISSN: 18809863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jbse.5.262     Document Type: Article

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